"One man's misfortune is another man's opportunity," said Tomlin. "Landry (Jones) has been dealing with injury so it gives Josh an opportunity to start the game."

Reports out of training camp seem to be high on Dobbs. He'll have a great opportunity to show his progression against the Giants. Dobbs will head the first team Steelers offense (minus All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown, who is a healthy scratch).

"I know he's excited about it," said Tomlin, "I know I'm excited about watching him play the quarterback position in that group and lead us in that way."

"He's a bright eyed willing worker, he appears to learn from mistakes." said Tomlin. "But like a lot of things, we won't know until we get him in the stadium. At that position, you're defined by how you perform under certain circumstances."

The Steelers will play in East Rutherford, New Jersey at MetLife Stadium at 7 p.m. on Friday.